Separately, the total recovery of these largely Chinese-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), originating from Pakistan and entering India's Punjab territory and a few in Rajasthan, has seen an about 13 times rise since 2022 in the January-May period.

Gao took a swipe at the previous Congress regime, attributing China's encroachments in Upper Subansiri and Upper Siang to Congress's negligence towards border security.

The border clash between Mizoram and Assam escalated in July 2021, resulting in the unfortunate deaths of six policemen and a civilian from Assam.